“He [Appiah] has invited some players who are warming the bench in their team, but I have been enjoying consistent football at my club, yet I couldn’t get a call-up into the team,”Wakaso told Silver FM.

“I understand he has called some players on why they were not invited into the team, but I haven’t received any phone call from Kwesi Appiah.

“When I saw the list I wasn’t worried, because everybody has his own destiny.

“After all it was Kwesi Appiah who gave me my debut Black Stars call.”

The former Celtic man made his full international debut in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi in 2012.

He has gone to represent Ghana at the 2013, 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments as well as the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.

Goalkeeper Razak Brimah, midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Crystal Palace defender Jeffrey Schlupp and Chicago Fire attacker David Accam are the other major casualties in Appiah’s 30-man squad, which features a host of new names and seven locally-based players.